1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic

January 2025 1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic May 25– June 1 1st World Championship Tennis (WCT) $30,000 20S / 10D Hard / outdoor Hard / indoor (final) St. Louis, Missouri, United States Dwight Davis Tennis Center, Forest Park Washington University Field House (final) AUS Rod Laver1970 St. Louis WCT – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/st-louis/652/1970/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno / AUS John Newcombe1970 St. Louis WCT – Doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/st-louis/652/1970/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Holton Tennis Classic 1972 St. Louis WCT The 1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic, also known as the St. Louis WCT, was a men's professional tennis tournament that was part of the 1970 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was held on outdoor hard courts at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was scheduled from May 25 through June 1, 1970 but both finals were delayed due to a power outage on the day before the finals and rain on the day of the finals. The singles finalists then had to travel to New York to compete in the Tennis Champions Classic before returning. Due to persistent bad weather the singles final was played indoor at the Washington University Field House on June 4, 1970. First-seeded Rod Laver won the singles title and earned $8,000 first-prize money.Jerry Stack Laver's returns net him $8000 in Rawlings tennis https://www.newspapers.com/image/139845677/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch June 4, 1970 1C Newspapers.com limitedWorld of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook 1971 Queen Anne Press London 978-0-362-00091-7 John Barrett 143 The doubles finalists Andrés Gimeno and John Newcombe had to travel to Casablanca, Morocco for the Moroccan Pro Championships and their final was rescheduled and played on August 24, 1970.Rawlings doubles are set Aug. 24 https://www.newspapers.com/image/140144149/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch August 12, 1970 2B Newspapers.com limitedGimeno, Newcombe top Laver, Emerson for double crown https://www.newspapers.com/image/18689764/ The Cumberland News UPI August 25, 1970 14 Newspapers.com limited This was followed by a Rawlings Challenge Cup match between tournament winner Rod Laver and Wimbledon champion John Newcombe which was won by Laver 6–3, 8–6.John J. Archibald King Laver's 1-2 service punch stops Newcombe https://www.newspapers.com/image/139885582/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch August 25, 1970 4C Newspapers.com limited Finals Singles 1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic – Singles AUS Rod Laver defeated AUS Ken Rosewall 6–1, 6–4 It was Laver's 4th singles title of the year and the 32nd of his career in the Open Era. Doubles 1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic – Doubles ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno / AUS John Newcombe defeated AUS Roy Emerson / AUS Rod Laver 6–4, 6–2 See also Laver–Rosewall rivalry References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:Tennis in Missouri Rawlings Classic Rawlings Tennis Classic Rawlings Tennis Classic Rawlings Tennis Classic Category:1970 Grand Prix (tennis)